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monSSter · 08-29-2015, 11:25 AM

Alright guys. In trying to understand something, so I'm seeking some various opinions. I myself use my Z as a daily driver and love every second. Now on the other hand, I have a guy in my neighborhood who owns a 12 Z. Bought it new and has babied the heck out of this thing. I mean it has under 300 miles on it. It jus sits there. Lol for 3 years now. Why do you guys think? Originally I thought maybe he was trying to avoid mileage to keep the value up, but I even played around on KBB and the same 2 cars one with 1000 miles and the other with 20000 only have about a 2k difference in value in the private party market. Aside from his I have NOT seen another Z out in the wild in my area. So my question is, what's everyone's driving habits?

Ben69 · 08-29-2015, 11:33 AM

Went. From DD to weekend warrior. She's beast and anything you have her do. 36k miles in 3 years

KaBoom1701 · 08-29-2015, 11:52 AM

WW

p3jason · 08-29-2015, 11:58 AM

I drive mine. It has a power train for a reason, and it's not to be a garage ornament. I don't care about resale value because I'm keeping the thing for myself. I don't understand why someone would buy a car like this just to look at it, but that's my opinion and plenty will disagree. Nobody will change my opinion and I doubt I will change anyone else's.

lbls1 · 08-29-2015, 12:08 PM

Weekend/monthly. Sadly, right now the mileage won't really affect the resale value that much. In a decade from now, the lower mileage examples will be worth more.

monSSter · 08-29-2015, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by p3jason

I drive mine. It has a power train for a reason, and it's not to be a garage ornament. I don't care about resale value because I'm keeping the thing for myself. I don't understand why someone would buy a car like this just to look at it, but that's my opinion and plenty will disagree. Nobody will change my opinion and I doubt I will change anyone else's.

Agreed

Adam12 ZL1 · 08-29-2015, 12:18 PM

Mine is a weekend warrior. I could drive it everyday and did for a few weeks. All it got me was a nice deep scratch on the drivers side fender. From then I decided to daily drive my F250 and keep the Z for weekends. I am supper particular about blemishes and in the end not worth having more damage by getting it out during the week. I drive it nearly every weekend but since we live near almost everything we need to go to it doesn't rack up miles very fast. About to hit 5k miles soon. I did daily drive my '06 Z06 for about six months when I had it.

Nick S · 08-29-2015, 12:24 PM

I would like to drive my 1LE more often but for me I get more enjoyment driving a car that is clean, shiny and new looking all the time. The only way to do that is to clean it after everytime I drive it. That takes a lot of time and it gets old really fast. So I have chosen to drive it only on nice days occasionally to work and on the weekends. I've had my car since April of 2013 and I have 13131 miles on my car. So it's not like I don't drive it at all, I just don't daily drive it.

Now if I had another "toy car" in the garage like say a 2014+ Z/28 then maybe my 1LE would get the daily driving duties. But until then my 1LE is my "toy car" and I have a 2014 Sierra and 2006 Grand Prix GXP for daily driving duties.

So for me it's not so much the mileage that bother's me it's just keeping the paint, body, engine bay in "like new" looking condition.

Nor Cal ZL1 · 08-29-2015, 12:55 PM

I have a company vehicle so WW here. Been working 7 days a week so it has been sitting for a month. When it does go out a 700-1000 round trip is very common. It is a great road trip car. Im at 17,000 miles in 2 years of weekend use.

FusionX86 · 08-29-2015, 01:45 PM

I debate this topic with guys at work. I love driving it and would every day, but I also want it to stay nice for a longer period of time. I drive it to work one or two days a week at most and then some on weekends. I baby it because I enjoy it more when it's clean in every way.

My previous camaro was supposed to be WW but ended up being my DD. While I had fun with it over the years it just didn't look so nice after a while. This time, it's somewhere in between. I want it to look new as long as possible while still enjoying it.

Sven59 · 08-29-2015, 01:50 PM

It's a car, built to drive.

aaaccc10 · 08-29-2015, 02:58 PM

"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever"
-Thomas Aquinas.
(I don't have a Z but thought this was relevant)

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RLHMARINES · 08-29-2015, 04:46 PM

I drive mine as often as possible because I love driving it and because tomorrow is not promised to any of us. I had a friend recently pass away unexpectedly at a relatively young age who also had a ZL1 and he rarely drove it.

Enjoy your cars while you can as often as you can.

Cabinetman · 08-29-2015, 05:02 PM

Mine is a weekend and occasional weekday toy. In my business I have to get off the beaten path for some meetings so the Z isn't a practical daily driver. I have managed to put 800 miles on it in the first month of ownership so the car is getting some time away from the garage.

08-29-2015, 11:25 AM	#1
monSSter Drives: 2017 SS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: BOYNTON BEACH,FL Posts: 330 View My Garage	Daily drivers vs weekend warriors Alright guys. In trying to understand something, so I'm seeking some various opinions. I myself use my Z as a daily driver and love every second. Now on the other hand, I have a guy in my neighborhood who owns a 12 Z. Bought it new and has babied the heck out of this thing. I mean it has under 300 miles on it. It jus sits there. Lol for 3 years now. Why do you guys think? Originally I thought maybe he was trying to avoid mileage to keep the value up, but I even played around on KBB and the same 2 cars one with 1000 miles and the other with 20000 only have about a 2k difference in value in the private party market. Aside from his I have NOT seen another Z out in the wild in my area. So my question is, what's everyone's driving habits? __________________

08-29-2015, 11:33 AM	#2
Ben69 Drives: 2013 VR ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 139	Went. From DD to weekend warrior. She's beast and anything you have her do. 36k miles in 3 years __________________ 2013 ZL1 Victory Red - 628 2015 Chevy Silverado Midnight Ed. 6.2 1500 LTZ Z71

08-29-2015, 11:52 AM	#3
KaBoom1701 KaBoom1701 Drives: 13' ZL1 Red M6 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: I.E. SoCal (Yucaipa) Posts: 8,630	WW __________________ Mods: Roto-Fab Intake, WW Res. kit & Big Gulp Air Scoop, Elite Catch Can, ATI Super Damper & 18% OD Pulley, LF Idler pulley bracket, Metco CC breather, ID850 Injectors, Stainless Power Headers w/ ceramic coating, TR71X Spark Plugs, JMS Fuel Pump Booster, Bo White TB, Tuned by Ted @ Jannetty Racing, Ron Davis HX, D3 Reservoir, Pfadt 1" Springs, Moreno Camber Plates, ZL1 Addons Splitter guard washers, Tow Hook kit & rock guards, Hurst Shifter Billet Plus 6 Speed Short Shifter, ZL1 DRL lighting harness, ZL1 Recaro Seats.

08-29-2015, 11:58 AM	#4
p3jason Allergic to stupid. Drives: 2015 ZL1 #957 M6 AGM & 1990 Z24 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 368 View My Garage	I drive mine. It has a power train for a reason, and it's not to be a garage ornament. I don't care about resale value because I'm keeping the thing for myself. I don't understand why someone would buy a car like this just to look at it, but that's my opinion and plenty will disagree. Nobody will change my opinion and I doubt I will change anyone else's. __________________

08-29-2015, 12:08 PM	#5
lbls1 Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 4,022	Weekend/monthly. Sadly, right now the mileage won't really affect the resale value that much. In a decade from now, the lower mileage examples will be worth more. __________________ '02 CAMARO SS SOM; 5.7L LS1/FLS6B '08 TBSS AWD Black Granite Metallic '15 Malibu LTZ 2LZ Turbo *'14 CAMARO ZL1 Blue Ray Metallic*

08-29-2015, 12:18 PM	#7
Adam12 ZL1 Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 40	Mine is a weekend warrior. I could drive it everyday and did for a few weeks. All it got me was a nice deep scratch on the drivers side fender. From then I decided to daily drive my F250 and keep the Z for weekends. I am supper particular about blemishes and in the end not worth having more damage by getting it out during the week. I drive it nearly every weekend but since we live near almost everything we need to go to it doesn't rack up miles very fast. About to hit 5k miles soon. I did daily drive my '06 Z06 for about six months when I had it.

08-29-2015, 12:24 PM	#8
Nick S Drives: 2013 Camaro 1LE Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Verona, WI Posts: 1,924	I would like to drive my 1LE more often but for me I get more enjoyment driving a car that is clean, shiny and new looking all the time. The only way to do that is to clean it after everytime I drive it. That takes a lot of time and it gets old really fast. So I have chosen to drive it only on nice days occasionally to work and on the weekends. I've had my car since April of 2013 and I have 13131 miles on my car. So it's not like I don't drive it at all, I just don't daily drive it. Now if I had another "toy car" in the garage like say a 2014+ Z/28 then maybe my 1LE would get the daily driving duties. But until then my 1LE is my "toy car" and I have a 2014 Sierra and 2006 Grand Prix GXP for daily driving duties. So for me it's not so much the mileage that bother's me it's just keeping the paint, body, engine bay in "like new" looking condition. __________________

08-29-2015, 12:55 PM	#9
Nor Cal ZL1 Drives: 2013 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 1,825	I have a company vehicle so WW here. Been working 7 days a week so it has been sitting for a month. When it does go out a 700-1000 round trip is very common. It is a great road trip car. Im at 17,000 miles in 2 years of weekend use.

08-29-2015, 01:45 PM	#10
FusionX86 Drives: 2013 BRM ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Utah Posts: 36	I debate this topic with guys at work. I love driving it and would every day, but I also want it to stay nice for a longer period of time. I drive it to work one or two days a week at most and then some on weekends. I baby it because I enjoy it more when it's clean in every way. My previous camaro was supposed to be WW but ended up being my DD. While I had fun with it over the years it just didn't look so nice after a while. This time, it's somewhere in between. I want it to look new as long as possible while still enjoying it.

08-29-2015, 01:50 PM	#11
Sven59 HAMMER PILOT Drives: 13 ZL1#182, 85 CJ7, 16 Silverado Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 4,386	It's a car, built to drive. __________________ "DO YOU WANT ME TO PUT THE HAMMER DOWN?"

08-29-2015, 02:58 PM	#12
aaaccc10 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2LS Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: United States Posts: 67	"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever" -Thomas Aquinas. (I don't have a Z but thought this was relevant) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-29-2015, 04:46 PM	#13
RLHMARINES 1st Civ. Div. Drives: Camaroless for now...RIP "Big SexZ" Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Savannah, Ga Posts: 2,726	I drive mine as often as possible because I love driving it and because tomorrow is not promised to any of us. I had a friend recently pass away unexpectedly at a relatively young age who also had a ZL1 and he rarely drove it. Enjoy your cars while you can as often as you can. __________________ Swift....Silent....Deadly

08-29-2015, 05:02 PM	#14
Cabinetman Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 50	Mine is a weekend and occasional weekday toy. In my business I have to get off the beaten path for some meetings so the Z isn't a practical daily driver. I have managed to put 800 miles on it in the first month of ownership so the car is getting some time away from the garage.